Luge officials delay trainingWHISTLER, British Columbia — As workers continued grooming the final curve, luge officials delayed the reopening of the Whistler Sliding Center track, one day after a 21-year-old slider from the republic of Georgia died after a crash during training.
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Cypress Mountain wet, wild and readyWEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Turns out, the snow — or lack thereof — is the least of the problems at Cypress Mountain.
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- Some evacuations lifted in Southern California as first in series of storms tapers off
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